2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lasell University the best value school in the New England Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lasell are $11,268 per year.
Out of the 27 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 a year.
Norwich also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Yale also made our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the New England Region . Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.
Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.
Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Northeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 15% of our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Tufts University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Brown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.
Brown also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,789 |
| Rhode Island | 105 |
| Connecticut | 279 |
| New Hampshire | 138 |
| Maine | 37 |
| Vermont | 85 |
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Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
| Anthropology | 1,446 |
| Criminology | 936 |
| General Social Sciences | 745 |
| Other Social Sciences | 532 |
| Urban Studies | 432 |
| Archeology | 66 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 66 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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